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The Scroll newspaper has been in print since 1905, when BYU-Idaho was known as the Ricks Academy, a locally run school with a newly-developed high school program. At the time this newspaper was known as the “Student Rays,” and was printed monthly. In 1933 the name of the newspaper changed to “The Purple Flash.” In 1937 the name was changed again to “Viking Flashes,” and in 1938 the name finally changed to “The Viking Scroll.” The paper continued under this name until 1972, when it changed to “The Scroll.” The Scroll is still in print at BYU-Idaho as its official newspaper.

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RICKS COLLEGE .REXBURG, IDAHO
THE SCROLL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3,1991 VOLUME 103 NUMBER 28
Ricks employee returns from Army duty
i Ricks staff member
Devin Braithwaite re­turned
from Germany
where his branch replaced
Saudi-bound soldiers.
By BECKY JONES
Scroll Senior Writer
Ricks College custodian Devin Braithwaite
returned home from Germany March 24
after more than three months of separation
from his wife and five children.
Braithwaite spent most of his time in Frank­furt,
Germany, as a combat medic in the
328th branch of the Army reserves. "Our
branch was activated under Desert Shield/
Storm" Braithwaite said. "We were called
up to replace the soldiers in Frankfurt who
got called to Saudi Arabia."
While he was in Germany, Braithwaite's
wife, Johnna had a baby girl. " I didn't expect
to be out of the country" he said. " I thought
the situation in Iraq would just blow over."
But on Jan. 22, he learned his family had
grown by one member. "It was 11:30 p.m.—
and I made sure everyone was awake to hear
that I had a new baby girl." He said he had
mixed feelings, however, because he wanted
to be home with his wife and family. " I didn't
know whether to celebrate or cry — I really
wanted to be there."
"We were all kind of worried when we first
got sent to Germany" he added. "At the
beginning, it seemed like there were some
questions as to whether we (United States)
were right or not It made me think of a
See HOMEPageS Photo bY S HARA GRANT
Elaine Jack named 1991 Exemplary Woman
• General Relief Society
president speaks at
Women's Week fireside.
By AMY ANDRUS
Scroll Staff Writer
"There is greatness in diversity; all right
lifestyles are valid. We must learn not to com­pete
with each other, but to love each other"
said Elaine Jack, General Relief Society presi­dent
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints in her acceptance speech.
Ricks College named Jack its 1991 Exem­plary
Woman of the year Saturday at the
mother-daughter luncheon. She was chosen
by a women's committee, which sent its rec­ommendation
to President Steven Bennion.
Jack is originally from Cardston, Alberta,
where she was valedictorian of her high school
class. She attended the University of Utah,
where she majored in English. While there,
she met her husband, Joseph E. Jack. They
were married in the Cardston LDS Temple.
She has served on the Relief Society Gen-
Photo by SHARA GRANT
Above, Darin Braithwaite holds his new
daughter with his wife, Johnna, and family
outside of their Rexburg home. At right,
fellow workers Bruce Herker, right, and
Stewart Bryan welcome Braithwaite back
to work. He returned earlier than antici­pated
to help prepare for Women's Week
activities last week.
eral Board for 11
years and was
recently released
as a counselor in
the Young
Women General
Presidency. She
is the mother of
four boys and
has eight grand­children.
In a fireside on Elaine jack
Sunday, Jack related the importance of the
Atonement of Jesus Christ and said that
through the Atonement, people can bring joy
into their lives. "Joy is easy to experience
when things are going well" she said.
When asked of the importance an educa­tion
has played in her life, Jack replied,
"There's no kind of education that wouldn't
be valuable to any mother. I think that she sets
the tone in the home."
Jack said, "The more educated the woman
is, the more educated the family is." She went
on to say that one is better able to deal with
problems and ideas when educated.
Jack said that accepting challenging church
callings has helped her reach beyond what
she thought she could do and accomplish.
"Accepting challenging callings gives us
confidence and a gained ability."
She said, "A calling in the church is a great
way of giving service, no matter what the
calling." She said to remember to always be
a good neighbor and watch out for friends.
Take care of each other — "the rewards are
friendship" she said.
Jack said the greatest joy has come to her
through her family and their achievements.
"Joy comes to me when I see that they are
contributing members of our society and have
a sense of responsibility to our church."
Jack's advice to students preparing for future
challenges is to "study hard and appreciate
what you have here. Continue to learn.
"Any woman can be an example through
service to others. I'm proud to be a woman
and grateful for this honor" she said in her
acceptance speech.
Tax Time
As the April 15 tax deadline
approaches, more people are
filing. Tax returns filed elec­tronically
between Jan. 1 and
March 22 are up 83%.
1991
1991
6.6
mill.
1990
3.6
mill.
1990
7%
Number filed
electronically
Percent of all
returns filed
Source: USA Today. Graph by Bonita Lind.